Darmstadt 0 - 1 Wolfsburg: Daniel Caligiuri snatches first away win for Wolfsburg - 7M sport

Darmstadt 0 - 1 Wolfsburg: Daniel Caligiuri snatches first away win for Wolfsburg



Posted Sunday, October 25, 2015 by PA

A late Daniel Caligiuri goal earned Wolfsburg their first away win of the season at Darmstadt and took Dieter Hecking's men up to fourth in the Bundesliga standings.

After being frustrated for much of the 90 minutes, the Wolves raised their game late on and were rewarded with the Italian midfielder's effort with just over 10 minutes remaining.

Bas Dost missed the chance to make the win more comprehensive, but all that mattered to the Wolves was getting a morale-boosting victory ahead of their DFB-Pokal clash with Bayern Munich in midweek.

Caligiuri was left on the bench initially in the only change to the side which had beaten PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League in midweek.

He probably would have seen a lot of the ball had he been picked, with his replacement Vieirinha at the heart of the Wolves' moves against a defensive Darmstadt.

A Julian Draxler effort in the 15th minute was about the best Wolfsburg could muster in what was a frustrating first half for them, and one which almost ended with them behind as Konstantin Rausch wasted the best opening for the hosts.

Two more attempts from Draxler got a little closer as Wolfsburg started to raise the rhythm of the game.

Dost wasted the visitors' best effort after just over an hour, shooting wide from a promising position, but it was a sign the Darmstadt defence was starting to crack.

After Dost headed his next chance wide, substitute Caligiuri made the difference with a 20-yard shot which took a deflection on its way in.

Dost wasted a glorious opportunity to allow Wolfsburg a more comfortable ending to the encounter, but they did not risk conceding an equaliser and held on to a much-needed Bundesliga three points.



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